G & D Archive

Sunrise from Caesars Palace Las Vegas Time Lapse

Taking off from Juan Gomez Airport Varadero, Cuba

Time Lapse Sunrise over Sanctuary Memories Venus Rising

In late May 2019 we went on an one hour cruise of the River Seine in Paris. I set up the GoPro to record what we saw.
The Seine is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by commercial riverboats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in Paris, lined with top monuments including Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and Musée d’Orsay.

While at African Lion Safari in Ontario we witnessed George the elephant painting a work of art. We and the grandkids loved it!

I had the wonderful opportunity to test drive a Ferrari 458. It was a thrilling experience and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in driving an upper tier sports car. GTA exotics (www.gtaexotics.ca) was the host company and by my account runs a professional business. You need to show a valid driver’s licence and sign a waiver (of course after paying the price of admission) and off you go. I followed two other HOT cars which in turn followed a lead vehicle that guided us around the Niagara Regions roads on our 30 minute excursion. Fun, WOW. I will do it again.

Niagara Falls NYE 2019 sunrise time lapse video overlooking both the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian Side and the American Falls.

While on a cruise around the island of Cuba, one of our stop for supplies and fuel was Montego Bay, Jamaica. From the dock we had a short walk to where taxis were located. 10 minutes later we were in downtown Montego Bay. Each side of the main street is lined with souvenir shops and bars. Walking to the end brings you to the airport fence and a small but nice beach. Local offer to rub aloe on the ladies to prevent sun damage then have the nerve to ask for money. One of the highlights was stopping at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville and enjoying the scenery overlooking the harbour, a few drinks and of course the water slide.

In May 2019 we toured the Arc de Triomphe. We were fortunate enpugh to see a ceremony take pace and then had the opportunity to climb to the top. The view of Paris from the top is outstanding in so many ways. We had been up the Eiffel Tower, which was in itself a very special day, but somehow the Arc de Triomphe brought on a different and special emotional response. So many sacrifices and significant history surrounding freedom.

Helicopter ride over the Hoover Dam with Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters. Their bus picked us up from our hotel and took us to their base at Boulder City Municipal Airport. From there we watched a short safety video and up up and away we went. We flew over the dam and later landed in the Grand Canyon to enjoy a champagne picnic lunch. Outstanding experience I recommend for anyone with the Grand Canyon on their bucket list.

We were picked up at our hotel in Las Vegas and taken to the Boulder City Municipal Airport where we disembarked to register and watch a short safety video. We then met our pilot, Tori, and off we went on our tour. We flew over the Hoover Dam then journeyed to a landing spot deep in the Grand Canyon where we enjoyed a champagne picnic lunch. After lunch we took off for a return trip with one stop for fuel. An extraordinary experience that I recommend for anyone with a desire to visit the Grand Canyon in their lifetime.

The Louvre , or the Louvre Museum, is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city’s 1st arrondissement (district or ward). Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72,735 square metres (782,910 square feet). In 2018, the Louvre was the world’s most visited art museum, receiving 10.2 million visitors.

Take off from Toronto Pearson International Airport